The latest contract follows another multi-year network modernization and expansion contract from Vodafone Idea. Under the wireless deal, Ericsson is already deploying 5G-ready wireless equipment on Vodafone Idea network in eight of its 22 circles in India.

T-Mobile US Inc said Monday it is renaming its prepaid brand to Metro by T-Mobile and adding two new unlimited phone plans that will include perks like Google One cloud storage and Amazon Prime, in an effort to remove the perception that prepaid plans have subpar service.

All new Indian user data since 1 July is already being stored in local servers and all existing user data on mi.com/in/ will be fully migrated to servers in India by mid-September 2018, the company said, adding that the migration will result in a jump in access speed.

The most important thing for India comes from automation. This may be the most important component. The others, 5G is a great opportunity but I would not say it is dramatically different for India as compared to anywhere else.

After PSU banks, the government is likely to infuse capital in two chronically ill telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL, and the Union Cabinet is likely to take a decision on 4G spectrum allocation to them by the third week of the current month after DoT places the note before it for consideration.

At a high-level meeting at the PMO late Tuesday, it was also decided that the two telcos will frame a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) to reduce their employee strength, which will be followed by a reduction in the retirement age to 58.